There look to be massive fights on the horizon for Smith (Photograph Credit score: Ed Mulholland Matchroom Boxing) Eddie Hearn has listed 4 names as doable massive cash fights for Callum Smith in 2025, forward of his return to the ring subsequent weekend.
Smith has not boxed since a seventh spherical stoppage loss to Artur Beterbiev of their unified mild heavyweight world title bout again in January and lots of – together with Hearn – had doubts over whether or not or not the Liverpudlian would struggle once more.
Nonetheless, it was introduced this week that ‘Mundo’ will come again in an eight rounder on the undercard of Sunny Edwards vs Gal Yafai on November 30, with an opponent nonetheless to be introduced.
And Hearn has said that, as soon as the cobwebs are dusted off subsequent week, the previous tremendous middleweight world champion will go straight into an enormous struggle in 2025.
Talking on Matchroom Boxing’s YouTube channel, Smith’s career-long promoter teased home dust-ups towards Joshua Buatsi, Anthony Yarde, and Lyndon Arthur, in addition to a conflict towards Dmitry Bivol.
Smith has not fought since his defeat to Beterbiev in Quebec Metropolis (Photograph Credit score: Mikey Williams/High Rank)
“He’ll return in an eight round fight, get rid of the cobwebs from the Beterbiev fight, and then he’s straight in!
“Joshua Buatsi, Anthony Yarde, Lyndon Arthur, even Dmitry Bivol.
“Any of these big opportunities at 175lbs.
“Just one little run out, which will be next week, and after that – anyone you want.
Bivol was one of the names mentioned by Hearn (Photo Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing)
“I’m excited. Sometimes it feels like a new signing back to the stable.
“We’ve been with Callum since his professional debut, so I’m looking forward to the run out in Birmingham and then he will be in a big fight in 2025.”
Smith had regarded a damaging power at mild heavyweight earlier than falling brief towards Beterbiev, having scored stoppage victories towards Lenin Castillo and Mathieu Bauderlique in his two fights prior.
His solely different defeat got here towards pound-for-pound star Canelo Alvarez again in 2020, and the 34-year-old will nonetheless little doubt really feel he has sufficient within the tank to attain an enormous win subsequent yr.
